Squats are not one-size-fits-all when it comes to creating the apple bottom clients are vying for. Each position has a purpose that goes beyond simply…
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Successful Personal Trainers Have Standards
Do you aim to be an average personal trainer or the best one you can be? To be the best and most successful personal trainer…
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Get More Time as a Personal Trainer
What if you could get more time by spending a small amount of time reading? It seems counterintuitive but is actually possible. (Lack of) time seems…
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Find Out If Your Clients Are Taking These Six Medications
The side effects of certain medications alter a client’s ability to perform. Even unsuspecting medicationss like aspirin, birth control, and cholesterol. Being aware of what…
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The Ultimate Definition Diet
Bodybuilders work out to develop their maximum possible muscular size. However, to look most impressive, they must strip off the fat in order to see the…
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Anemia and Exercise: Pumping Iron or Depleting It?
Understanding the correlation between anemia and exercise is important for personal trainers to grasp before working with an anemic client. Anemia is the term used…
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The Gravity of Concussions
Concussion awareness and education are crucial for saving the life of clients who may not even be aware they have suffered one. A concussion can…
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Squat Foot Position: Is there a right way?
Personal trainers may have questions on how to direct their clients with optimal squat foot position, and with good cause: the kinetic chain starts at…
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Get Workout Variety With These Simple Goal Ideas
Goals are what keep many of us going. Goals can sometimes seem in short supply or like there is no more progression possible. I realized…
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Incontinent Fitness Clients Can Reclaim Their Active Lifestyles
Some of your clients might suffer quietly from incontinence. It’s an issue about which clients often hesitate to speak and it affects more people than…
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Apply a Hands-On Approach to Personal Training
Take the hands-on approach with clients to help grow your personal training business. Results are what drives your business and results come from proper instruction and…
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The Path of Least Training Resistance
Even when attempting to build strength and push one’s limits some people look for the easiest way to reach their goals. This isn’t really the…
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